National Flag Day in Romania is celebrated on 26 June every year. The national day was established in 1998. According to the Constitution of Romania, “the flag of Romania is tricolour; the colours are arranged vertically in the following order from the flagpole: blue...

Midsummer, a holiday celebrating the traditional midpoint of the harvest season and the summer solstice (June 20 or 21), is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The holiday originated as a pagan celebration to welcome the summer season and ensure a...

In July 2021, the UN General Assembly highlighted global concerns over “the exponential spread and proliferation of hate speech” around the world and adopted a resolution on “promoting inter-religious and intercultural dialogue and tolerance in countering hate speech”...

Every year countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD). The aim of the event is to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood. Safe blood and blood...

International Museum Day (IMD) is an international day held annually on 18th May, coordinated by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). The event focuses on a specific theme which changes every year reflecting a relevant issue facing museums around the world. IMD...

This date marks the anniversary of the historic 'Schuman declaration', which was signed 74 years ago on 9th May 1950. In this declaration, Robert Schuman, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs at the time, proposed the creation of a new model of political cooperation...

King’s Day (Koningsdag in Dutch) is a national holiday in the Netherlands celebrating the reigning monarch’s birthday. On 27th April, the entire country celebrates King Willem-Alexander. This tradition started with Queen Beatrix in the 19th century when she decided to...

World Voice Day was established on April 16th 1999, with the main goals of increasing public awareness of the importance of the voice and drawing attention to voice problems. Our voice is essential in our everyday lives. Everyone communicates in a unique way and our...

National Carbonara Day is a recent invention as it was celebrated for the first time in 2017. This celebration was created as way to pay tribute to Italy’s greatest export and one of the most well-loved dishes around the world. There are several hypotheses about how the...

Greek Independence Day falls on March 25th. This day commemorates the Greeks’ fight for freedom after being occupied by the Ottoman Empire for over 400 years. Greece came under Ottoman rule in the 15th century. In 1814, a secret organization called Filiki Eteria...